A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a former Executive Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Captain Ezekiel Agaba, to a seven year jail-term over N1.5 billion Naira fraud.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, Wednesday, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)proved the charges against the NIMASA Boss beyond reasonable doubts.
Agaba was arraigned in December, 2015, alongside a former Director-General (DG) of NIMASA, Mr. Patrick Akpolobokemi and two other individuals for embezzling N2.6 billion Naira meant for the implementation of Internatiobal Ship and Port Security Code at NIMASA – a project aimed to enable the agency carry our security checks on vessels entering into the country.
However, the Court of Appeal has since discharged Akpobolokemi, while the EFCC withdrew charges against two other defendants, leaving only Agaba until his conviction, today
